''Visage'' is a compilation video by the British band Visage, released in August 1985.

Background

The compilation collects most of the music videos from the band's career between 1980–84, including songs from their first three studio albums. The first part of the video consists of music clips directed by

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and Jean-Claude Luyat interspersed with interludes filmed by Luyat. The footage from "Can You Hear Me" onwards is film material shot by Luyat in Egypt, which includes tracks from '' The Anvil'' and ''

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''. This includes footage shot for the song "Love Glove", though the original promo video for the song (directed by Nick Morris in a late night

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setting) is not included.

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announced the release of the video in 1985 in an interview for a German television show, saying that it was going to be "a documentary on the history of Visage". The video was produced in 1985, according to end credits, and released in 1985 by

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's "Channel 5" brand, when Visage had already disbanded. In 2006,

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released ''Visage'' on DVD with a different cover and liner notes by music journalist Paul Simper.

Track listing

The following is the VHS track listing. The DVD release does not list "The Steps", "The Dancer" and two parts of "Can You Hear Me" as separate titles (although it is identical to the VHS release), and adds jukebox and an audio-only option as extra features. # "Visage" # "The Steps" (interlude) # "Fade to Grey" # "The Dancer" (interlude) # "Damned Don't Cry" # "Pleasure Boys" # "Mind of a Toy" # "Night Train" # "Can You Hear Me" (interlude) # "Casualty" (interlude) # "The Horseman" # "Yesterday's Shadow" # "Love Glove" # "Wild Life" # "Beat Boy" # "Can You Hear Me" (Reprise) (end credits)

Personnel

* Starring

and

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* Executive Producers: Franz Auffray and Jean-Baptiste Donzella * Directed and Filmed by: Jean-Claude Luyat * Compilation Video Editor: Simon Brewster * Compilation Produced and Directed by: Peter Olliff

References

{{Visage 1986 video albums Music video compilation albums Pop video albums Universal Music Group video albums Video albums by British artists